you are coming a long way to see us. And Katie has planned
this for months.”

“Baby, we can do whatever we want. This is our day.”

“No. We can’t. Not this far into this. Which reminds me—
you can’t stay here tonight. It’s bad

luck to see the bride the night before the wedding.”

“I told you how I feel about that. We make our own luck.”

“Chris—”

He kisses me. “I’m staying here tonight, and I’m fucking
you like I won’t see you ever again,

just to be sure you walk down that aisle.”

“If you’re waiting for me at the end of that aisle, I’ll
be there. And if you’re staying here tonight,

we can use separate bedrooms.”

“Does today count as part of that eve-of-the-wedding
rule?”

“Yes.”

He scoops me up and I yelp. “What are you doing?”

“I’m a renegade, baby. Let’s go break the rules.”

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The following excerpts are
glimpses of when a lot of the secondary characters come back to visit in the
INSIDE OUT finale, ALL OF ME

Excerpt #3

“What are you doing here?” I finally ask.

“I know I haven’t been the best..." he begins.

“Are you kidding me? Are you really going to have this
conversation with me today?”

“I’ve put it off for too long.”

“And you choose the day before I get married?” I cross my
arms in front of me, shutting him out, wishing this didn’t cut so deeply.
“Please leave."

“Sara—” I lean forward and point at him. “Your timing is
so poorly thought out that even if I wanted to hear what you had to say, which
I don’t, I wouldn’t listen.”

“I’m sorry. For now. For the past. For everything.”

“You think sorry makes it all go away?"

Excerpt #4

I step into the hallway and Mike is waiting, looking sharp
in a tuxedo. "I have the rings." He takes my arm. "And now I
have the beautiful bride."

I cling to his arm. "Thank you. I feel
unsteady."

"I won’t let you fall. And I promise you, neither
will Chris."

There’s a tiny pinch in my chest at his sincerity, and a
wish that my father could say such things and mean them, but I quickly shove it
aside. "I know," I say, eager to get to Chris.

Jacob and Blake are at the exit when I arrive, and Jacob
hands me my bouquet, giving me a grand bow before he opens the door for me. I
pause and kiss him on the cheek. "Thanks for taking good care of us."

"What about me?" Blake demands.

"You stole Jacob from us. You get no kiss." I
walk out of the chateau with Mike, and freeze with the realization that
hundreds of eyes are upon me.

Excerpt #5

Please note the X referenced below is a third party male whose
name is exempt to avoid spoilers

There is movement by the door again, and my gaze jerks in
that direction, where Rey now stands, looking big, broad, and intimidating. His
hard stare is fixed on Chantal’s hand on X's chest.. His anger is downright
palpable. “Come with me, Chantal,” he orders, his tone as tight as a rubber
band stretched to the limit. She doesn’t move, and he tilts his head slightly,
his eyes sharpening with a challenge. “I said, come with me.”

She half turns toward X, who cuts off any intent she might
have with a command of his own. “Go, Chantal. You don’t belong in the middle of
this.”

Her eyes flicker in my direction and then dart away as she
takes a step toward Rey, who steps aside and follows her out the door. Watching
them disappear, I feel the sting of Chantal’s rejection. Chris was right.

If I warn her off of X, I will lose her completely.

Excerpt #6

“Hello, Sara.”

I blink up at Mark, who’s as tall, blond, and good-looking
as usual but unfamiliar nevertheless. “I must be in a Bizarro World where you
call people by their first names.”

He smoothes the sleeve of his perfectly fitted grey suit.
“What is Bizarro World?”

“You haven’t seen that episode of Seinfeld? It’s an
alternate universe.”

“No, I have not
seen that episode of Seinfeld, but I agree. Perhaps we are in Bizarro World,
since the Sara I know likes to be called by her first name.”

“Isn’t that exactly why you always call me Ms. McMillan?”

“Perhaps I can’t stomach the idea of calling you Mrs.
Merit.”

I grin. “Why don’t you wait until Chris walks in to give
him a hard time?”

His lips curve into what is almost a smile, and I know
I’ve busted him. “Because he doesn’t take my bait the way you do.”

“You’re maddening, Mark Compton.”

“So you tell me.”

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